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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 · Sec. 534

Sec. 534. REPORTS ON HAZING IN THE ARMED FORCES

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## SEC. 534 REPORTS ON HAZING IN THE ARMED FORCES ###
(a)Reports Required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) shall submit to the congressional committees specified in subsection
(c)a report on hazing in each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. ###
(b)Elements The report on an Armed Force required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: ####
(1)An evaluation of the definition of hazing contained in the Secretary of Defense Policy Memorandum dated August 28, 1997. ####
(2)A discussion of the policies of the Armed Force for preventing and responding to incidents of hazing. ####
(3)A description of the methods implemented to track and report, including report anonymously, incidents of hazing in the Armed Force. ####
(4)An assessment by the Secretary submitting the report of the following: #####
(A)The scope of the problem of hazing in the Armed Force. #####
(B)The training on recognizing and preventing hazing provided members of the Armed Force. #####
(C)The actions taken to prevent and respond to hazing incidents in the Armed Force. #####
(D)The extent to which the Uniform Code of Military Justice specifically addresses the prosecution of persons subject to the Code who are alleged to have committed hazing. #####
(E)The feasibility of establishing a database to track, respond to, and resolve incidents of hazing. ####
(5)A description of the additional actions, if any, the Secretary submitting the report proposes to take to further address the incidence of hazing in the Armed Force. ####
(6)Any recommended changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice or the Manual for Courts-Martial to improve the prosecution of persons alleged to have committed hazing in the Armed Forces. ###
(c)Submission of Reports The reports required by subsection
(a)shall be submitted— ####
(1)to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and ####
(2)to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. ## Subtitle E Member Education and Training Opportunities and Administration
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